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Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:00:47 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.262 nabbed for smokinghttp://mindanaotimes.net/2-nabbed-for-smoking/
http://mindanaotimes.net/2-nabbed-for-smoking/#commentsWed, 05 Sep 2018 16:00:37 +0000http://mindanaotimes.net/?p=61788Read more ›]]>A 60-year-old man was caught in the act of smoking in a public place at the Bankerohan Public Market in Barangay 5-A, Poblacion at 1:05 a.m. on Monday.

The suspect was identified as Ireneo J. Domingo, a resident of San Miguel Village in Matina, Talomo District.

PO3 Frances Manguiob brought the suspect, along with the lighted Marlboro Black cigarette as evidence, to the San Pedro Police Precinct.

Meanwhile, Norvan M. Predog, 34, a resident of Times Beach, was also caught smoking at the same area.

He was also endorsed to the San Pedro precinct by PO2 John Eduard Patrick A. Fuertes. By Eunice Obas Lim/AdDU Intern

]]>http://mindanaotimes.net/2-nabbed-for-smoking/feed/0Korean ambassador visits Ateneo de Davao Universityhttp://mindanaotimes.net/korean-ambassador-visits-ateneo-de-davao-university/
http://mindanaotimes.net/korean-ambassador-visits-ateneo-de-davao-university/#commentsSun, 26 Aug 2018 14:05:00 +0000http://mindanaotimes.net/?p=61363Read more ›]]>Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-Man was the main speaker in the forum organized by the Ateneo de Davao University on Thursday last week.

The high official talked about his vision for peace in both the Korean Peninsula, as well as further advances in the Korean-Philippine relations.

Ambassador Han said the peaceful coexistence and co-prosperity for the Korean peninsula is within grasp. He said there’s a need to close the gap between the North Korea and South Korea. He cited the recent Panmunjom Declaration for Peace and the Korean Unification which happened last April 2018.

“We still worry that what has been achieved is still a work in progress” he said of the Panmunjom Declaration.

He said they are also strengthening the relationship of the Seoul government with its counterparts in Japan, Taiwan, and China so they can all work together for economic development.

]]>The Turkish people on Tuesday celebrated the Feast of Sacrifice known as Kurban Bayram, in commemoration of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his only son Isaac, at the Rizal Park.

During the festival, cows were slaughtered and its meat shared with the poor.
The ICAD Foundation, in cooperation with the city government, celebrated the 8th beef sharing festival last Tuesday at the Rizal Park. People from all over Davao gathered there to take part in the festivities, discover and taste Turkish delicacies, and learn to make peace with other cultures.
On that day, people also received two kilos of beef each for free.
According to Mustafa Gun, one of the organizers and head coordinator of the event, the festival was inspired by the story of Abraham’s act of faith.
He believed that God’s people should also learn to have an act of sacrifice for others. This is also one way for the foundation to share their blessings for the people of Davao who embraced them.
Zeynep Tulip Gun, the wife of Mustafa Gun, said it’s also an opportunity for them to share the rich Turkish culture.
“It is our eighth year of celebrating this festival in Davao. We are really glad that we are able to share our blessings here in the community and I wish that we can continue to do these things in the years to come,” she said.

According to the report, Ramil Sedinio and his brother-in-law, Mark Lester P. Grantos, were having a drinking session when the suspect, identified as Alan B. Pionguinto, arrived and fired a gun at them but missed.

Grantos tried to wrest the gun away from the suspect and he pulled the trigger again but it misfired. The suspect, however, pulled out a knife and stabbed him. Meanwhile, Sedinio ran for cover during the commotion.

The suspect fled on board a waiting motorcycle.

PO2 Noel Tapere of the Bunawan Police District said that earlier that night, the two victims punched the suspect due to a mistaken identity. Police launched a manhunt operation against Pionguinto. (Jeraint Paul Kaiser Mendoza/AdDU Intern)

]]>IT WAS A bad night for a robbery suspect who was caught in the act by the police as he jumped over the fence of a businessman’s house in Barangay Baliok, Talomo District on early Monday morning.The suspect, Francis Martin Sarona Quiñal, was killed in a shootout during the manhunt as he tried to escape police arrest.

Lao said intelligence agents of Talomo Police Precinct were conducting a routinary patrol onboard a vehicle in Susana Homes when they noted a man jumping over the fence coming from the inside one of the houses in Block 9 around 3:20 a.m. Monday.

The house was owned by Bob Ang Ilanga, 41, a businessman.

The police officers chased to arrest the suspect.

However, the police claimed, the suspect was armed with a handgun, and he fired twice to the chasing officers.

This prompted the officers to return fire.

Recovered from the suspect’s possession was a .38 caliber pistol with three live ammunition, a black backpack with “can’t get enough” marking that contained a black wallet and cash amounting to P5,100, a flat screw driver, and a set of allen wrench.

The suspect was brought by the police onboard Mobile 23 to Davao Adventist Hospital in Bangkal, Talomo District. He was declared dead on arrival by a certain Dr. Ibanez.

WATERWAYS altered by some business establishments have been pointed as the contributory factor in the floods that hit several barangays in the second district of the city, an official of the City Disaster Risk Reduction Office (CDRRMO) says.Following heavy rain that started late Monday night until early Tuesday morning, residents in some villages of the city’s north areas experienced waist-deep floods water.

CDRRMO Operations Officer Rodrigo Bustillo said a subdivision and a cemetery in Panacan have modified the waterways in the areas.

“The canal should be 15 by 20 meters,” Bustillo said. “But the subdivision in Malagamot altered it to just two diameters.”

Bustillo said Forest Lake Memorial Parks also modified the waterways.

“Due to the modification of the waterways, the conveyance capacity of the canal became smaller,” Bustillo said. “And since the waterways are now smaller, expect the rain water to flood the houses.”

The TIMES tried to reach the administration of the Forest Lake Memorial Parks but the employee who answered the phone call refused to comment due to lack of authority.

As of 6 p.m., records from the CDRRMO showed that at least 600 families were affected by the floods that hit the barangays of Buhangin, Communal, Barangay Lanang (Belisario Heights), and Panacan (Malagamot).

At least 200 families affected in Don Ramon Village, Pizarro Village, and Doña Mercedez Village in

Panacan were evacuated to the barangay hall.

Disaster responders from Central 911 together with Task Force Davao rescued at least 25 individuals, mostly children, in Barangay Panacan during the flood.

]]>http://mindanaotimes.net/floods-hit-city/feed/0Proposed township to have a school, say top officialshttp://mindanaotimes.net/proposed-township-to-have-a-school-say-top-officials/
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]]>A SCHOOL and a property developer have joined forces in the setting up of a modern township which will have a school that will start operations in June 2019.Officials of the Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) and the Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) yesterday signed a memorandum of agreement at Seda ABreeza Hotel for the 22.2-hectare LPU Town Davao, a development which will have a university and commercial components.

“This would be one of the most exciting projects of an educational institution not just in Mindanao, particularly in Davao, but all over the Philippines where we really try to integrate a school in a big commercial area,” said Laurel who represented the school in the signing.

Based on the agreement, the project, located at the Sun City Road in Buhangin, will have a 17-hectare mixed use development for residential, commercial, hotel and convention components; and a 5.2-part where the campus – including its academic resource center, dormitories, pool, maritime center, and a football field – will be set up.

Jose R. Soberano III, CLI chair and chief executive officer, said the land development for the project would cost about P300 million as it will be landscaped fully, will have an underground power system for lesser visible aerial wires in the campus, and an environment-friendly sewage treatment plant that removes contaminants from the wastewater.

Part of the project will be a condominium tower, which will have a budget of P1 billion, that will serve as a housing option for the students.

Laurel said the estimated cost for setting up two buildings on the school campus is about P1 billion.

LPU Town Davao will offer courses like Medical Technology, Pharmacy, Accountancy, Accounting Management, Business Administration, Hotel and Restaurant Management, Tourism, Information Technology, Industrial Engineering, and Civil Engineering. Different Senior High School strands will also be provided.

The university will also release its tuition rates next month as it will also announce available scholarships in September.

]]>A FIRE broke out in Dacoville subdivision, Barangay Dumoy around 1 p.m. on May 25.The house was owned by Val Raymond V. Cang, 39, a call center agent. He called 911 after he was informed by his children that the back of their house is on fire. The Bureau of Fire Protection and Central 911 responded to the scene.

Medical rescuers also attended to Cang who complained of difficulty breathing. The cause of fire is still under investigation as well as estimated damage. Firefighters declared a fire-out around 2 p.m.

]]>A CONSTRUCTION worker was found dead at about 3 a.m. in Talisay, Times Beach, Barangay 76-A on May 25.

The victim was identified as Dexter C. Maglasang, 34, and a resident of Purok 25, Sabroso, Ecoland. He was found with a deep hack wound on his forehead.

According to the witnesses, Eddie Mandin Paig, 44, and Nicasio A. Tinio, 64, Maglasang was last seen with a group called the Barkadang Tunay Gang around 2 a.m., the group being involved in a riot with a rival group called Tars Gang, led by an alias Totoy Buco.

The victim’s remains were brought to Angel Funeral Homes along F. Torres Street.

Personnel from the Talomo Police Precinct are now in a manhunt for the possible perpetrators.

The PUV aide, Alvin Lazatin, told the police that they were traveling the road coming from Datu Abing Street when the driver had a heart attack and lost control of the vehicle. They careened toward the opposite lane and smashed into three motorcycles.

Fortunately, the parked vehicles were unattended.

The driver was brought to Isaguirre Medical Clinic but was declared dead on arrival due to cardiac arrest by the attending physician Dr. Edgar Manuel Isaguirre.

The damaged vehicles were the yellow Honda XRM bearing plate number LC83699 of a delivery boy identified as Elvis B. Caa of Purok 4-A, Malagos, Baguio District; a black Honda Wave 100 with plate number 1015 XF driven by a photographer named Ian James B. Elias of Purok-4, Biao Joacquin, Calinan; and a white V4 Yamaha XTZ 125 with plate number LC47732, and driven by Jeofrey P. Cordero of Purok Bagong Lipunan, Tawan-Tawan, Baguio, Davao City.